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Phillies: Top five moments of Jimmy Rollins’ career

By Kerry Kauffman

PHILADELPHIA - OCTOBER 19: Jimmy Rollins #11 of the Philadelphia Phillies hits a game-winning walkoff 2-run double in the bottom of the ninth inning to win 5-4 against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game Four of the NLCS during the 2009 MLB Playoffs at Citizens Bank Park on October 19, 2009 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA - OCTOBER 19: Jimmy Rollins #11 of the Philadelphia Phillies hits a game-winning walkoff 2-run double in the bottom of the ninth inning to win 5-4 against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game Four of the NLCS during the 2009 MLB Playoffs at Citizens Bank Park on October 19, 2009 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images) /
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PHILADELPHIA – OCTOBER 19: Jimmy Rollins #11 of the Philadelphia Phillies hits a game-winning walkoff 2-run double in the bottom of the ninth inning to win 5-4 against Jonathan Broxton #51 of the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game Four of the NLCS during the 2009 MLB Playoffs at Citizens Bank Park on October 19, 2009 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA – OCTOBER 19: Jimmy Rollins #11 of the Philadelphia Phillies hits a game-winning walkoff 2-run double in the bottom of the ninth inning to win 5-4 against Jonathan Broxton #51 of the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game Four of the NLCS during the 2009 MLB Playoffs at Citizens Bank Park on October 19, 2009 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images) /

No. 1: 2009 NLCS walk-off double

Coming off the 2008 World Series, the Phillies weren’t done. They had a team in place to make a run at another one or more titles. The 2009 regular season was even better for the Phillies, winning 93 games and another NL East title.

After a first-round victory over the Rockies in four games, the Phillies faced the Dodgers for the second consecutive season in the NLCS.  Leading in the series two games to one, the Phillies looked to take a commanding lead in the series.

They got on the board first with a two-run home run by Ryan Howard off of former Phillies lefty, Randy Wolf, scoring Rollins.

Joe Blanton shut the Dodgers down through the first 3 2/3 innings before RBI singles by James Loney, and Russell Martin tied the game at 2-2.

The Dodgers pulled ahead in the fifth on a Matt Kemp solo home run and increased their lead to 4-2 on a Casey Blake single in the sixth. Chase Utley cut the deficit to one in the bottom of the sixth on a line drive single to right, scoring Shane Victorino.

The score remained 4-3 into the bottom of the ninth, and the Phillies needed a comeback to avoid a shift of momentum in favor of the Dodgers.  After Jonathan Broxton got Raul Ibanez out, Matt Stairs walked, and a pitch hit Carlos Ruiz. After Greg Dobbs lined out to third, it was up to Rollins to keep the game alive.

Rollins came through in the clutch, ripping a 1-1 pitch into right field for a double, scoring pinch runner Eric Bruntlett and Ruiz to win the game for the Phillies.

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The Phillies went to on win the series, 4-1 and advance to the World Series, where they would fall to the Yankees in six games.

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